Partnership Award for Dudson

21 October 2010

At the Jaguar Land Rover
Awards for Arts and Business 2010, Dudson and the Regent Theatre
Stoke-on-Trent won the Sustained Partnership Award, in association
with Rolls-Royce plc.

The award is presented to an established partnership that
continues to set standards in creative collaborations between
businesses and arts organisations. The nominations covered a wide
variety of projects from all over the Midlands, including theatre,
art, music, museums and archives, and sculpture. Nominated for
their long-term partnership of more than ten years, both
organisations were thrilled to win in such a fiercely contested
category. Their long-term relationship has been the result of
the Dudson family's commitment to the regeneration of
Stoke-on-Trent and their support of the local community, coupled
with the dedication of the Ambassador Theatre Group in working with
local businesses, managing arts and business relationships through
the appointment of Development Managers.

Max Dudson, Chief Executive Officer of Dudson commented, "We
have always taken the view that investment in the local area and
its community is not just beneficial for the ceramic industry but
for the future of the area as a whole. Dudson is proud to
have forged such strong links with the Ambassador Theatre Group and
in particular with The Regent Theatre and will continue to support
them whenever possible."

"Our relationship with Dudson has lasted for over 10 years and
keeps on reinventing itself", commented Karen Cody, Development
Manager for Stoke-on-Trent Theatres Ltd. "Here we have a creative
manufacturer working with a creative theatre and it really works"
she added.

The two organisations were also runners-up in the Innovation
Award in association with Clark Associates, for their collaboration
on a mug design project. Dudson will supply the Regent
Theatre with 1,000 mugs over the next two years, designed by
students on the Manufacturing and Product Design course at
Stoke-on-Trent College. Money generated from the sale of the
mugs will fund projects for young people delivered by the Regent
Theatre's Creative Learning Department.